Fast Chats

Fast Chats, Ladies, Wine & Design’s most popular event is back this March! 

Join us for an evening of rotating, short conversations with 5 creative ladies who are forces in their respective industries. Bring those burning questions and get answers, and who knows, maybe make some lifelong connections. Learn more about the talented ladies leading our discussion below.

Guest lineup

Hollie Fraser
Creative Director

Hollie Fraser is currently a Creative Director at MMC. She is the Founder of Books on the Move Global, a worldwide book sharing initiative. She started the project in London in 2012 and now manages 29 branches globally. She’s been a speaker at Chicago Ideas Week and Penguin Random House and her project has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Elle, Time and Refinery29.

Eva Goicochea
Co-Founder, Maude, Thinker Watches

With over 10 years in e-commerce, social media, and brand strategy experience, Eva is the founder and CEO of Maude, a direct-to-consumer, modern sexual wellness brand. After launching in April 2018, Maude is on a mission to make sex better for all people through quality, simplicity, and inclusivity. Before starting Maude, Eva was the former Head of Social Media, Culture, Hiring at Everlane and consulted with companies such as Steven Alan, Squarespace, adidas, and Josie Maran Cosmetics. In addition to Maude, Eva is a co-founder of Tinker Watches.

Irene Pereyra
Co-Founder, Anton&Irene

Irene Pereyra is the co-founder of the Brooklyn based design studio Anton & Irene. She has led the strategy and UX initiatives for clients including The Met, Kickstarter, Balenciaga, Wacom, Zumtobel, USA Today, EA, Spotify, Google, Nickelodeon, Karim Rashid, Shantell Martin, BBC and Red Bull for both the web and cross-platform applications. Her work has been recognized by Cannes, The Webbys, The Emmys, The FWA, Awwwards, Interaction Design Association and The European Design Awards.

Idil Ibrahim
Film Maker

Idil Ibrahim is an award winning filmmaker who has has worked on and produced film projects that have gone on to screen at the top international film festivals such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Toronto International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Cinéma du Réel in Paris, and Sundance Film Festival, among others. She is a recipient of the 2017 Extraordinary Women Awards held by the 92nd Street Y, a hub for women to learn and inspire others by sharing their knowledge, ideas, insights and strength. She was also selected as one of OkayAfrica’s “100 Women” for 2018.

J Faye Yuan
Writer, Producer, Editor

Born in Shanghai and raised in Indiana, Faye is a New York based bilingual writer, producer, and editor. Her mobile documentary launched at POV Hackathon 9 and was a finalist at Sundance New Frontier. In 2017, her comedy Pilot, Benefits with Friends, premiered at New York Television Festival to a sold-out audience. Her most recent documentary was a Made in New York selection at DOCNYC, after appearing in Food & Wine, Gothamist, and the New York Times. That same year SFFilm selected her 90s coming-of-age drama as a finalist for the Westridge grant in “addressing social issues and pressing questions of our time through creative and original storytelling.”